A division of insects nearly equivalent to the true Orthoptera.

Of or pertaining to the Ulotrichi. One of the Ulotrichi.

The division of mankind which embraces the races having woolly or crispy hair. Cf. Leiotrichi.

Having woolly or crispy hair; -- opposed to leiotrichous.

A long, loose overcoat, worn by men and women, originally made of frieze from Ulster, Ireland.

Ulterior side or part.

More distantly or remotely.

The last syllable of a word.

To come or bring to an end or issue; to eventuate; to end.

As a final consequence; at last; in the end; as, afflictions often tend to correct immoral habits, and ultimately prove blessings.

State of being ultimate; that which is ultimate, or final; ultimatum.

A final proposition, concession, or condition; especially, the final propositions, conditions, or terms, offered by either of the parties in a diplomatic negotiation; the most favorable terms that a negotiator can offer, the rejection of which usually puts an end to the hesitation.

Ultimate; final.

The last stage or consequence; finality.

The act of taking vengeance; revenge.

One who advocates extreme measures; an ultraist; an extremist; a radical.

A prefix from the Latin ultra beyond (see Ulterior), having in composition the signification beyond, on the other side, chiefly when joined with words expressing relations of place; as, ultramarine, ultramontane, ultramundane, ultratropical, etc. In other relations it has the sense of excessively, exceedingly, beyond what is common, natural, right, or proper; as, ultraconservative; ultrademocratic, ultradespotic, ultraliberal, ultraradical, etc.

Having the properties exhibited by gases under very low pressures (one millionth of an atmosphere or less). Matter under this condition, which has been termed the fourth state of matter, is sometimes called radiant matter.

Outrage.

The principles of those who advocate extreme measures, as radical reform, and the like.

One who pushes a principle or measure to extremes; an extremist; a radical; an ultra.

A blue pigment formerly obtained by powdering lapis lazuli, but now produced in large quantities by fusing together silica, alumina, soda, and sulphur, thus forming a glass, colored blue by the sodium polysulphides made in the fusion. Also used adjectively.

One who resides beyond the mountains, especially beyond the Alps; a foreigner.

The principles of those within the Roman Catholic Church who maintain extreme views favoring the pope's supremacy; -- so used by those living north of the Alps in reference to the Italians; -- rarely used in an opposite sense, as referring to the views of those living north of the Alps and opposed to the papal claims. Cf. Gallicanism.

One who upholds ultramontanism.

Being beyond the world, or beyond the limits of our system.

Situated beyond or below the red rays; as, the ultrated rays of the spectrum, which are less refrangible than the red.

Situated beyond, or outside of, the tropics; extratropical; also, having an excessively tropical temperature; warmer than the tropics.

Lying outside the visible spectrum at its blue-violet end; -- said of light more refrangible (i. e. having a shorter wavelength) than the extreme violet rays of the visible spectrum. Electromagnetic radiation with wavelengths shorter than those of ultrviolet light are not usually considered as light waves, but are classified differently. The ultraviolet region of the electromagnetic spectrum is generally considered as comprising those electromagnetic emissions with wavelengths lying between those of visible light and those of X-rays, i. e. between 4000 Angstroms and 100 Angstroms.

Outside the zodiac; being in that part of the heavens that is more than eight degrees from the ecliptic; as, ultrazodiacal planets, that is, those planets which in part of their orbits go beyond the zodiac.

Spontaneous; voluntary.

A genus of owls including the great gray owl (Ulula cinerea) of Arctic America, and other similar species. See Illust. of Owl.

Howling; wailing.

To howl, as a dog or a wolf; to wail; as, ululating jackals.

A howling, as of a dog or wolf; a wailing.

A genus of thin papery bright green seaweeds including the kinds called sea lettuce.

About.

To cast about; to consider; to ponder.

A kind of flower cluster in which the flower stalks radiate from a common point, as in the carrot and milkweed. It is simple or compound; in the latter case, each peduncle bears another little umbel, called umbellet, or umbellule.

Of or pertaining to an umbel; having the form of an umbel.

Bearing umbels; pertaining to an umbel; umbel-like; as, umbellate plants or flowers.

A small or partial umbel; an umbellule.

Pertaining to, or obtained from, certain umbelliferous plants; as, umbellic acid.

A plant producing an umbel or umbels.

A tasteless white crystalline substance, C9H6O3, found in the bark of a certain plant (Daphne Mezereum), and also obtained by the distillation of certain gums from the Umbelliferae, as galbanum, asafetida, etc. It is analogous to coumarin. Called also hydroxy-coumarin. Its strong fluorescence under ultraviolet light makes it useful in analytical biochemistry, as, for example, to detect phosphatase activity by hydrolysis of umbelliferyl phosphate.

Producing umbels. Of or pertaining to a natural order (Umbelliferae) of plants, of which the parsley, carrot, parsnip, and fennel are well-known examples.

A genus of deep-sea alcyonaria consisting of a cluster of large flowerlike polyps situated at the summit of a long, slender stem which stands upright in the mud, supported by a bulbous base.

An umbellet.

To color with umber; to shade or darken; as, to umber over one's face.

Of or pertaining to umber; like umber; as, umbery gold.

See Umbilical, 1.

Of or pertaining to an umbilicus, or umbilical cord; umbilic.

Depressed in the middle, like a navel, as a flower, fruit, or leaf; navel-shaped; having an umbilicus; as, an umbilicated smallpox vesicle. Supported by a stalk at the central point.

A slight, navel-like depression, or dimpling, of the center of a rounded body; as, the umbilication of a smallpox vesicle; also, the condition of being umbilicated.

The depression, or mark, in the median line of the abdomen, which indicates the point where the umbilical cord separated from the fetus; the navel; the belly button, in humans.

The entrails and coarser parts of a deer; hence, sometimes, entrails, in general.

The boss of a shield, at or near the middle, and usually projecting, sometimes in a sharp spike.

Having a conical or rounded projection or protuberance, like a boss.

The conical shadow projected from a planet or satellite, on the side opposite to the sun, within which a spectator could see no portion of the sun's disk; -- used in contradistinction from penumbra. See Penumbra. The central dark portion, or nucleus, of a sun spot. The fainter part of a sun spot; -- now more commonly called penumbra.

Bearing something like an open umbrella.

Shade; shadow; obscurity; hence, that which affords a shade, as a screen of trees or foliage.

Forming or affording a shade; shady; shaded; as, umbrageous trees or foliage.

To shade; to shadow; to foreshadow.

Of or pertaining to the shade or darkness; shadowy; unreal; secluded; retired.

Umbratic.

Suspicious; captious; disposed to take umbrage.

See Umber.

An umbrella.

A shade, screen, or guard, carried in the hand for sheltering the person from the rays of the sun, or from rain or snow. It is formed of silk, cotton, or other fabric, extended on strips of whalebone, steel, or other elastic material, inserted in, or fastened to, a rod or stick by means of pivots or hinges, in such a way as to allow of being opened and closed with ease. See Parasol.

See Umber, 4.

In ancient armor, a visor, or projection like the peak of a cap, to which a face guard was sometimes attached. This was sometimes fixed, and sometimes moved freely upon the helmet and could be raised like the beaver. Called also umber, and umbril.

Casting or making a shade; umbrageous.

An umbrere.

See Umbra, 2.

Shady; umbrageous.

The quality or state of being umbrose; shadiness.

An African two-horned rhinoceros (Atelodus simus or Rhinoceros simus); -- called also chukuru, and white rhinoceros.

The euphonic modification of a root vowel sound by the influence of a, u, or especially i, in the syllable which formerly followed.

Having the umlaut; as, umlauted vowels.

The office of an umpire; the power, right, or authority of an umpire to decide.

To act as umpire or arbitrator.

Umpirage; arbitrament.

Female umpire.

An indefinite number, usu. more than ten and less than one hundred; a lot. Often used hyperbolically, and usually expressing the notion of more than the usual number or more than I would like.

Ordinal of umpteen, with corresponding signification; as, for the umpteenth time, I'm telling you to stop.

Some time ago; formerly. Former.

An inseparable prefix, or particle, signifying not; in-; non-. In- is prefixed mostly to words of Latin origin, or else to words formed by Latin suffixes; un- is of much wider application, and is attached at will to almost any adjective, or participle used adjectively, or adverb, from which it may be desired to form a corresponding negative adjective or adverb, and is also, but less freely, prefixed to nouns. Un- sometimes has merely an intensive force; as in unmerciless, unremorseless.

Not according to Moses; unlike Moses or his works.

Not subjected to Roman arms or customs.

Inability.

Not able; not having sufficient strength, means, knowledge, skill, or the like; impotent; weak; helpless; incapable; -- now usually followed by an infinitive or an adverbial phrase; as, unable for work; unable to bear fatigue.

Disabled.

Inability.

Not abridged, or shortened; full; complete; entire; whole.

Not absorbable; specifically (Physiol.), not capable of absorption; unable to pass by osmosis into the circulating blood; as, the unabsorbable portion of food.

The quality of being unacceptable; unacceptableness.

Not acceptable; not pleasing; not welcome; unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; offensive.

Inaccessible.

Not accomplished or performed; unfinished; also, deficient in accomplishment; unrefined.

The state of being unaccomplished.

The quality or state of being unaccountable.

Not accountable or responsible; free from control.

Inaccurate.

Inaccuracy.

Not used; not habituated; unfamiliar; unused; -- with to.

The quality or state of being unacquainted; want of acquaintance; ignorance.

Not acquainted.

Unacquaintance.

To render inactive or listless.

Inactivity.

Inadmissible.

Not adulterated; pure.

Not advisable; inadvisable; inexpedient.

Not prudent; not discreet; ill advised.

Not affected or moved; destitute of affection or emotion; uninfluenced.

Undefiled.

Disagreeable.

Incapable of being aided.

Inalienable; as, unalienable rights.

An ecclesiastic who holds but one benefice; -- distinguished from pluralist.